PoE War Rune – Path of Exile

War Rune

List of War Rune Crafting Mods

Mod	Require	ItemClasses
(11–15)% increased Physical Damage	3x War Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(16–20)% increased Physical Damage	10x War Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(21–25)% increased Physical Damage	50x War Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
Adds (7–9) to (14–16) Chaos Damage	1x War Rune 1x Life Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
Adds (11–15) to (23–26) Chaos Damage	5x War Rune 5x Life Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
Adds (16–21) to (31–37) Chaos Damage	25x War Rune 25x Life Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
Adds (12–17) to (26–30) Chaos Damage	1x War Rune 1x Life Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
Adds (21–28) to (42–48) Chaos Damage	5x War Rune 5x Life Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
Adds (29–40) to (58–68) Chaos Damage	25x War Rune 25x Life Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(21–25)% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold with this Weapon	8x War Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
10% chance to Poison on Hit	10x War Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
10% chance to cause Bleeding on Hit	10x War Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(0.2–0.3)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life	20x War Rune 30x Sun Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(0.2–0.3)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana	20x War Rune 30x Bound Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(5–7)% increased Critical Strike Chance	35x War Rune 30x Bound Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
Trigger Level 1 Stalking Pustule on Kill	10x War Rune	Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
Grants Level 1 Envy Skill	8x War Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand
(7–13)% chance to gain Chaotic Might for 10 seconds on Kill	7x War Rune 6x Sun Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger
(3–6)% increased Attack Speed	25x River Rune 20x War Rune	One Hand Sword · One Hand Axe · One Hand Mace and Sceptre · Claw · Dagger and Rune Dagger · Wand · Two Hand Sword · Two Hand Axe · Two Hand Mace · Staff and Warstaff · Bow
(20–30)% of Attack Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage	30x Bounty Rune 27x War Rune 41x Sun Rune	Two Hand Sword
(20–30)% of Attack Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage	30x Bounty Rune 27x War Rune 41x River Rune	Two Hand Axe
(20–30)% of Attack Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage	30x Bounty Rune 27x War Rune 41x Bound Rune	Two Hand Mace
Enemies Killed by your Hits are destroyed	27x Bounty Rune 31x War Rune	Claw
Gain (7–10)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage	55x Bounty Rune 45x Life Rune 55x War Rune	Two Hand Sword
+1 to Level of all Chaos Spell Skill Gems	75x Journey Rune 35x War Rune	Staff and Warstaff
+1 to Level of all Physical Spell Skill Gems	75x Journey Rune 35x War Rune	Staff and Warstaff
Spells deal added Chaos Damage equal to 4% of your maximum Life	44x Journey Rune 88x War Rune 77x Life Rune	Two Hand Sword
(10–15)% chance to Impale on Spell Hit	12x Journey Rune 16x War Rune 22x Bound Rune	One Hand Sword
+2 to Level of Socketed Melee Gems	37x Mountain Rune 23x War Rune	Staff and Warstaff
Melee Hits Fortify	37x Mountain Rune 24x War Rune 32x Life Rune	Dagger and Rune Dagger
Gain (2–4) Rage on Melee Hit	3x Mountain Rune 5x War Rune 5x Bounty Rune	Staff and Warstaff
(10–20)% chance for Bleeding inflicted with this Weapon to deal 100% more Damage	133x Mountain Rune 88x War Rune 88x Bounty Rune 101x Sun Rune	Dagger and Rune Dagger
(10–20)% chance for Poisons inflicted with this Weapon to deal 100% more Damage	133x Mountain Rune 88x War Rune 88x Bounty Rune 101x Bound Rune	One Hand Mace and Sceptre
(7–10)% increased Rage Effect	8x Time Rune 75x War Rune	Claw
(10–20)% chance to Aggravate Bleeding on targets you Hit with Attacks	5x Time Rune 18x War Rune 32x Sun Rune	Claw
(15–25)% increased Poison Duration	5x Time Rune 18x War Rune 32x Bound Rune	Two Hand Axe
Attacks Cost Life instead of Mana	43x Time Rune 55x Mountain Rune 77x War Rune	Wand
Gain Unholy Might for 4 seconds on Critical Strike	14x Time Rune 22x War Rune 33x Life Rune	Two Hand Mace
(20–25)% of Cold Damage Converted to Chaos Damage	15x Time Rune 15x River Rune 45x War Rune	Dagger and Rune Dagger
Life Leech from Hits with this Weapon is instant	11x Power Rune 66x War Rune 77x Sun Rune	One Hand Mace and Sceptre
Mana Leech from Hits with this Weapon is Instant	3x Power Rune 66x War Rune 77x Bound Rune	One Hand Axe
Energy Shield Leech Effects from Attacks are not removed at Full Energy Shield	11x Power Rune 66x War Rune 77x River Rune	One Hand Sword
Gain (30–50)% of Weapon Physical Damage as Extra Damage of each Element	4x Power Rune 11x Journey Rune 11x War Rune	Two Hand Mace
Trigger a Socketed Fire Spell on Hit, with a 0.25 second Cooldown	4x Power Rune 88x Sun Rune 88x War Rune	One Hand Axe
+2 metres to Weapon Range	2x Power Rune 50x War Rune 40x Mountain Rune	One Hand Sword
Battlemage	3x Power Rune 105x War Rune 105x Life Rune	Claw

AI Guides

In Path of Exile’s Settlers of Kalguur expansion, War Runes are pivotal in enhancing physical damage and adding various beneficial effects to your weapons and gear. This guide explores the applications of War Runes and how they can be utilized to boost your character’s combat prowess.

Understanding War Rune

War Runes primarily increase physical damage but also offer a range of other modifiers such as chaos damage, critical strike chance, and leech effects. They are versatile and can be used on various weapon types, making them essential for players focusing on physical and elemental damage builds.

Crafting with War Runes

1. Increased Physical Damage

Objective: Boost physical damage on weapons. Crafting Options:

• (11–15)% increased Physical Damage: Requires 3 War Runes.
• (16–20)% increased Physical Damage: Requires 10 War Runes.
• (21–25)% increased Physical Damage: Requires 50 War Runes.

Tips:

• Early Game: Use the basic physical damage increases to enhance your weapons in the early stages of the game.
• Stack Runes: Save up higher quantities of War Runes for more significant physical damage boosts as you progress.

2. Chaos Damage Enhancements

Objective: Add chaos damage to weapons. Crafting Options:

• Adds (7–9) to (14–16) Chaos Damage: Requires 1 War Rune and 1 Life Rune.
• Adds (11–15) to (23–26) Chaos Damage: Requires 5 War Runes and 5 Life Runes.
• Adds (16–21) to (31–37) Chaos Damage: Requires 25 War Runes and 25 Life Runes.

Tips:

• Chaos Damage: Incorporate chaos damage to diversify your damage output, especially against enemies with high resistances.

3. Special Physical and Elemental Effects

Objective: Add unique effects related to physical and elemental damage. Crafting Options:

• (21–25)% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold with this Weapon: Requires 8 War Runes.
• 10% chance to Poison on Hit: Requires 10 War Runes.
• 10% chance to cause Bleeding on Hit: Requires 10 War Runes.
• (0.2–0.3)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life: Requires 20 War Runes and 30 Sun Runes.

Tips:

• Poison and Bleeding: Utilize these effects to increase damage over time on your enemies, making them more vulnerable during prolonged fights.
• Leech Effects: Life and mana leech are critical for sustaining your character in combat-heavy scenarios.

4. Unique Crafting Enhancements

Objective: Utilize War Runes for unique and specialized crafting options. Crafting Options:

• Grants Level 1 Envy Skill: Requires 8 War Runes.
• (7–13)% chance to gain Chaotic Might for 10 seconds on Kill: Requires 7 War Runes and 6 Sun Runes.
• (20–30)% of Attack Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage: Requires 30 Bounty Runes, 27 War Runes, and 41 Sun Runes.
• +1 to Level of all Chaos Spell Skill Gems: Requires 75 Journey Runes and 35 War Runes.

Tips:

• Skill Envy: Use the Envy skill to bolster your elemental damage.
• Chaotic Might: Gain temporary boosts to your damage output, particularly useful in fast-paced combat situations.

Conclusion

The War Rune in Path of Exile’s Settlers of Kalguur expansion offers a wide range of crafting options to enhance physical damage, add chaos damage, and provide unique effects to your gear. By strategically using War Runes, you can significantly boost your character’s damage output and overall effectiveness in combat. Follow this guide to master the use of War Runes and elevate your Path of Exile experience. Good luck, Exile!